Road Bond Election Planned in Cochise County
Cochise county leaders plan a $1 200 000 road bond election in June to fund improved roads. A highway commission with members Harry A Clark Douglas Emil Marks Lowell T D Fulghum A Y Smith and B A Backard will oversee funds if the measure passes and report back to the Board of Supervisors before a special session to set voting day.
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Cochise County
Association of
Harry A.clark
Douglas
Emil Marks
Lowell
T. D. Fulghum
Willcox
A. Y. Smith
Pearce
B. A. Backard
Board of Supervisors
Treatment directions for injury follow bottle directions
The note advises obtaining Chamberlain's Liniment from Moss Pharmacy and applying it according to the plain printed directions that accompany the bottle.
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Chamberlain's Liniment
Moss Pharmacy
Buick Roadster Stolen From Benson Garage
A Buick roadster owned by Mr. Shen, foreman car repairer for the S. P. road, was stolen Tuesday night from the Benson garage. A suspect in a Buick matching the description was seen, and the trail stretched toward Vail, with towns alerted by wire. The loss exceeds insurance coverage.
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Benson
Shen
S. P. Road
Tucson
Vail Station
One Year Ago Today War Fronts and Liberty Bonds Compared
A Bisbee Ore column recalls a year ago when no slick oil stock salesmen, German forces pressed the Allies on the western front, and Americans rushed to buy Liberty Bonds, highlighting a sharp contrast to today.
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United States
Do You Enjoy Life Chamberlains Tab lets advertisement
A health claim promotes Chamberlains Tablets as a quick remedy to improve digestion regulate bowels and restore happiness for those with bilious or dyspeptic dispositions. The ad urges trying Moss Pharmacy for purchase.
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Moss Pharmacy
Benson Attitude On Bankhead Route Sparks Local Debate
Tombstone area readers are urged to accept Bankhead Highway pathfinder decisions as sovereign. Douglas Bisbee Tombstone representatives George H. Kelly H A Gerstenkorn Dr Bledsoe A H Gardner and Supervisors Adams Roberts Sparks backed abiding by pathfinder results. Benson lacking a Mineral Wells representative.
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Ben- Son
Bankhead Highway
Tombstone
Tucson
Douglas
Bisbee
Bankhead
Pathfinders
Bankhead Association
Cochise County
Benson
George H. Kelly
H. A. Gerstenkorn
Burial of Roy O. Fourr in Dragoon Honors Returned Soldiers
Roy O. Fourr son of Mr and Mrs Wm Fourr of Dragoon died of pneumonia in Siberia while with the American Expeditionary Forces. His funeral was held at 4 30 pm at the residence of W J Bennett with Rev William Brown officiating. Military honors included a color draped casket a guard of honor and taps. A salute rang out at the cemetery and many relatives from across the county attended.
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Roy O. Fourr
Wm. Fourr
Dragoon
Siberia
San Francisco
W. J. Bennett
Wm. Brown
Mother's Day at First Presbyterian Church
Rev William Brown leads Sunday school at ten with superintendent Chas C Cash. The Young People service at 11 titled The Mothers of the World. Evening worship at eight marks the Benson Union High School Baccalaureate, with program details in another column.
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First Presbyterian Church
William Brown
Chas. C. Cash
Benson Union High School
Tombstone Called Gateway to Heaven and Land Units
Douglas claims to be the gateway to Sonora while Tombstone asserts it is the gateway to the Pacific to the west Atlantic to the east Canada north and the Gulf of California south. The Tombstone Prospector cites broader regional symbolism and imagines Tombstone as a path to heaven.
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Douglas
Sonora
Tombstone
Pacific
Atlantic
Canada
Gulf of California
Heaven
Tombstone Prospector
Tonight at the Auditorium A Vaudeville Show
A 1919 review style program titled Tonight Tonight at the Auditorium offers a high class vaudeville mix of dancing singing and laughter with fifteen performers led by the La Farra sisters Bud Duncan Harold Healy and Bert Herbert a big dance follows the show.
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la Farra
Bud Duncan
Harold Healy
Bert Herbert
Benson Red Cross to Wind Up Local Affairs Meeting
The Benson Red Cross holds its regular monthly meeting at the K P Hall on Tuesday May 13 at 3 30 p m. The session aims to wind up local Red Cross affairs and invites all members both men and women to attend.
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Benson Red Cross
K. P. Hall
Red Cross
More and better milk cows
The Willcox Range News notes a common aim of improving dairy herds with more productive milk cows. It reflects a community push toward higher yields and better livestock quality.
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Willcox Range
Specialists on generators and batteries Benson Garage
Specialists on generators and batteries at the Benson Garage offer repair and sale services. They advertise portable generators, car batteries, and home backup power options with on-site service and delivery. Local customers seek reliable power fixtures for outages and field use.
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Benson Garage
Baccalaureate Services at Benson Union High School
Benson Union High School schedules a baccalaureate program at Benson Presbyterian Church on Sunday evening at 8 o clock. Organ Prelude The Palms by Faure Hymn 347 Invocation by Rev William Brown Anthem Short Te Deum Scripture Lesson Rev A J Redkop Solo Miss M Burroughs Prayer Mr Powell Casby Organ Offertory Meditation Leybach Hymn 344 Sermon Rev Lewis Stark Benediction Rev William Brown Postlude Sortie in D Salome Ruth Burkit is organist and choir director.
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Faure
William Brown
A. J. Redkop
M. Burroughs
Powell Casby
Leybach
Lewis Stark
First Presbyterian Church
Tucson
D. Salome
Ruth Burkit
Burkburnett Oil Field Drilling Ramps Up
D L Adams reports rapid oil development in Burkburnett Texas with derricks rising everywhere. Wells yield from 200 to 500 barrels daily and new fields Ranger and Hog Town show strong prospects. About 300 tanks at Ranger hold 55 000 barrels each as pipelines rush to handle rising output.
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D. L. Adams
Burkburnett, Texas
Willcox News
Ranger
Hogtown
Remedy Brings Relief for Rheumatism in Liniment Ad
Rheumatism causes pain and suffering as the most common illness, with a remedy promising relief. Chamberlain's Liniment is advertised as aiding rest and sleep, available at Moss Pharmacy.
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Chamberlain’s Liniment
Moss Pharmacy
Victory Loan Train Arrives in Benson with Band
The Victory Loan party riding the Southern Pacific supply train reached Benson Tuesday afternoon. A large crowd from Benson and nearby towns gathered as Lieut. Wray of the Engineers spoke, praising the Bond drive and recalling Cambria defense. Local women and schoolchildren aided the effort. the band played patriotic selections.
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Victory Loan
Southern Pacific
Benson
St. David
Pomerone
H. Q. Robertson
Lieut. Wray
Engineers
Cambrai
Victory Loan Progress In Local Drive With Volunteers
An eleventh hour start boosts hopes the Victory Loan will meet its quota. Local volunteers led by Mr. A. G. Smith work to fill Ben son’s quota while Mrs. A. G. Smith and Mrs. A. W. Bard increase subscriptions compared with last week.
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A. G. Smith
Benson
A. W. Bard
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John Deere Plow
Jonson Lumber and Commercial Co
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Cochise County State Bank
Benson, Arizona
Tanlac
Baccalaureate Services
Benson Presbyterian Church
Texas
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W. L. Daniels
Railroad Avenue
H. W. Etz & Co
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